Natural Infection of a European Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) with Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica.

Pisano, Simone R. R.; Kittl, Sonja; Eulenberger, Ulrike; Jores, Joerg; Origgi, Francesco C. (2021). Natural Infection of a European Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) with Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica. Journal of wildlife diseases, 57(4), pp. 970-973. Wildlife Disease Association 10.7589/JWD-D-20-00182

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Postmortem examination and immunohistochemical and bacteriologic analyses on a free-ranging European red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) revealed a systemic infection with Francisella tularensis. Genome sequencing and single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis were consistent with F. tularensis subs. holarctica clade B.45. Tularemia has not previously been reported in this species.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Center for Fish and Wildlife Health (FIWI)
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute of Veterinary Bacteriology

UniBE Contributor:

Pisano, Simone Roberto Rolando, Kittl, Sonja Cornelia, Jores, Jörg, Origgi, Francesco

Subjects:

500 Science
500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology
500 Science > 590 Animals (Zoology)
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
600 Technology > 630 Agriculture

ISSN:

0090-3558

Publisher:

Wildlife Disease Association

Language:

English

Submitter:

Katharina Gerber-Paizs

Date Deposited:

10 Sep 2021 13:28

Last Modified:

02 Mar 2023 23:35

Publisher DOI:

10.7589/JWD-D-20-00182

PubMed ID:

34424987

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/159279

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/159279

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